Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Iomega 500GB Portable HDD vs Verbatim 2.5'' HDD Executive 500GB

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Comparison of 500GB Portable HDD, 2.5'' HDD Executive 500GB
26 specifications	A Iomega 500GB Portable HDD View product	B Verbatim 2.5'' HDD Executive 500GB View product
Hard driveidentical
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Bus poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	88 mm	135 mm
DepthDiffers	121 mm	85 mm
HeightDiffers	16 mm	25 mm
WeightDiffers	200 g	170 g
Other features1 differ
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0 / USB 1.1
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
NeroKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BackItUp 4 Essentials
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Mac 10.1.5 + Win 2000/XP/Vista	Windows 2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 9.x / 10.1
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium II, Intel Core Duo, PowerPC G3	Unknown — not stated by the source

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